in Senate has approved a bill, which will allow dairy farmers to sell raw milk directly to customers on their farms across the state.The bill, a substitute amendment to Senate Bill 236, however mandates the farms to meet certain guidelines and be registered with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Wisconsin State Senator Glenn Grothman was quoted by the Journal Sentinel as saying that the Senate is fighting powerful special-interest groups in the dairy business and groups such as the grocers.
Milwaukee attorney Ralph Weber was also quoted by the site as saying that some health safety regulations are based on good science and sensible public policy -- the ban on raw-milk sales is one of those regulations.
"It makes no sense to increase the risk of consuming deadly pathogens by allowing the sale of bacteria milk. E coli O157:H7in bacteria milk can lead to kidney failure, brain damage and death."
According to the bill, raw milk must be pathogen free and farms in the state will be inspected for every two years.
